Creating a sequel to a film about the post-apocalypse is difficult to do when your hero eats a grenade at the end, but that's not going to stop Will Smith and Akiva Goldsman from attempting to raise its moldy corpse from the grave. Word today is that the pair will be back to produce a sequel to their hit film, and have hired Arash Amel, a relative unknown, to craft the script for it.
The Hollywood Reporter says that Smith has "the potential to star," although of course it'd be difficult to see how that would be possible unless this were a prequel to the original story. That might be an interesting tactic to take, though, as New York City's survivors are scrubbed clean by the ever-increasing predations of the fevered masses; the problem there would be, of course, the fact that we all know that Robert Neville winds up on his own at the end, thus leaving the fate of any of his companions not exactly a mystery.
Not much more information is available at the moment, but given that the first film made almost $600 million worldwide, it's no surprise that the producers hope there's some kind of franchise potential here.
They could George Lucas it and just make the alternate ending the real one and pretend that's how it always was.
But Will Smith has gotten older since then so a prequel seems rather impossible especially if he stars in it.
I would really prefer a movie based more directly on the book. It takes the story in an entirely different (and more interesting) direction.
Why? Why is this a thing?
Will Smith is so fucking terrible. I've never seen him be a good in any movie where he's playing more than a loveable goofball (ie. himself). Seven Pounds is probably one of the most boring, blatantly exploitative films I've ever seen.
I watched the film again a few weeks ago and I still thought it was good, ending and zombies aside.
Dude...what? You may not love all his movies but Will Smith is one of the biggest movie stars in the world for a reason. The dude oozes charisma.
@Milkman said:
Yeah, and he's a good funny man. He is an absolutely awful dramatic actor.
@Sogeman said:
zing
@Milkman:
I can't really agree with that, especially since I Am Legend proved that he certainly can handle more serious (at least compared to what he's usually known for) material.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Aw man! What the heck? I hated I Am Legend...maybe I should read the book as from what I hear, I'd probably like it more.
One thing's for sure...I'm glad I'm not going to be in New York while they film this thing. It was annoying enough the first time around.
@PatVB: What was the ending of the book?
@skrutop said:
Not with Will Smith. They should remake the film, going by the book, about 10 years from now when this one has blown over.
No. Just....No. Didn't you kill the book bad enough the first time?!
I wouldn't even mind 'Will Smith's I am Legend' if they had just called it something else. I can appreciate The Omega Man's cheese factor, and be entertained by it, simply because they didn't take a huge shit on the novel by associating with it directly.
I'd love to see a true adaption of the novel, with Kurt Russel as Neville. Fashioning wooden stakes while classical music blares in the background, and he drinks himself to sleep.
Just remake the whole damn movie. I wanted it to be good, but that second half was so stupid. Just do it again, but better.
DUMB DUMB STUPID AND DUMB
well there is the alt ending where he gives the zombie lady back and they allow them all to leave and the three of them find some town with people, but retconing that movie seems stupid
@courtney12490 said: